FYI:
I spoke with the IBM team that submitted the OMG proposal. THey tell me
that all four groups (IBM, Gentleware, DSTC, Sandpiper) are working
together towards a unified proposal. They have been encouraged to do this
by OMG. So it is not the case that IBM is working only with Sandpiper.
-Chris
Dr. Christopher A. Welty, Knowledge Structures Group
IBM Watson Research Center, 19 Skyline Dr., Hawthorne, NY 10532 USA
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